Tour de Fat rides into town

On Saturday, September 13, New Belgium Brewing‘s long-riding celebration of all things bicycle will be pedaling through Golden Gate Park‘s Lindley Meadow in San Francisco. This year’s Tour de Fat — now in its 15th year — has been dubbed “Bikes, Beers & Bemusement,” and will feature rides through the park, along with stops along the way with a parade, costume contest, music (3 concerts), a dance contest, and much more to bemuse bike enthusiasts throughout the all-day event. The stop in the Bay Area is the eighth city for the traveling philanthropic bicycle carnival on its ten-city tour through the U.S.

Taking it name from New Belgium’s flagship amber ale, Fat Tire, the Tour de Fat will begin at 10 am on Saturday, September 13, with parade registration at Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park, and will continue throughout the day until 5 pm, with the main ride taking place between 11 and Noon. There is much more information online about the San Francisco leg of the Tour de Fat, and you can also preregister online. Below is a general schedule of the day’s highlights.